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Mar 21, 2016

Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, March 21, 2016

On today’s show, we’ll explain Venezuela’s economy using hot dogs; talk about the consequences of a Staples-Office Depot merger; and look at the growing instability of a U.S. Postal Service job.

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Segments From This Episode

Postal service can’t deliver long-term, stable jobs
by Kimberly Adams
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images
USPS is looking at ways to increase revenues.
Staples and Office Depot fight FTC for merger
by Mitchell Hartman
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (L and R)
The FTC argues that a merger will hurt big businesses that buy office supplies on a national scale.
Hospital mergers within state borders drive up costs
by Dan Gorenstein
valelopardo/pixabay
And nobody is watching.
Merger mania
by David Brancaccio
Business in Cuba, hospital mergers, and the possibility of a new iPhone.
Venezuela’s economy, as told by a hot dog
by Scott Tong
Jorge Galino/Marketplace
The story of a Pepito, a Venezuelan take on the hot dog, illustrates the country's economic problems.

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Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, March 21, 2016

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Segments From This Episode

Postal service can’t deliver long-term, stable jobs

Staples and Office Depot fight FTC for merger

Hospital mergers within state borders drive up costs

Merger mania

Venezuela’s economy, as told by a hot dog